/tags/florida-budget Florida budget en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-06-29/cutting-florida-property-taxes-could-take-a-bite-out-of-mosquito-control If passed, the state's mosquito control districts that rely on ad valorem taxes could lose a third of their funding, according to the Florida Mosquito Control Association. Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT /environment/2026-06-29/cutting-florida-property-taxes-could-take-a-bite-out-of-mosquito-control Jenny Staletovich /government-politics/2026-06-09/radios-ai-cameras-desantis-cabinet-approve-87-million-in-immigration-grants Acting as the newly created State Board of Immigration Enforcement, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday approved more than $87 million in immigration reimbursements for 56 local law enforcement agencies, most of it for radios and AI policing systems. Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:01:31 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-09/radios-ai-cameras-desantis-cabinet-approve-87-million-in-immigration-grants Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-06-01/florida-lawmakers-pass-114-5-billion-budget Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a $114.5 billion spending plan Friday, wrapping up a special session to complete the budget more than two months after they failed to do so during the regular session. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-06-01/florida-lawmakers-pass-114-5-billion-budget Jim Turner and Gray Rohrer|News Service of Florida /government-politics/2026-05-12/money-money-money-fy-26-27-budget-special-session-is-here With billions on the line for Florida’s schools, the environment, and its neediest citizens, state legislators return to Tallahassee Tuesday to finally craft a new state budget. Tue, 12 May 2026 14:05:05 GMT /government-politics/2026-05-12/money-money-money-fy-26-27-budget-special-session-is-here Christine Sexton, Jay Waagmeester and Mitch Perry | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2026-03-10/budget-battle-2026-five-major-issues-splitting-floridas-house-senate Lawmakers are again at a stalemate over the budget. Instead of negotiating the final details of the state spending plan for the next fiscal year, House and Senate leaders haven’t agreed to top line numbers. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:20:44 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-10/budget-battle-2026-five-major-issues-splitting-floridas-house-senate Gray Rohrer | News Service of Florida /government-politics/2026-03-09/budget-talks-will-push-floridas-legislative-session-into-overtime State legislators won't complete the budget by Friday, requiring talks on the spending plan to move beyond the scheduled end of the regular session, House Speaker Daniel Perez said Monday. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:30:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-03-09/budget-talks-will-push-floridas-legislative-session-into-overtime Jim Turner | News Service of Florida /government-politics/2026-02-20/the-florida-house-has-passed-its-budget-proposal-with-a-warning-from-the-speaker The House passed its $113.6 billion budget proposal Thursday, but House Speaker Daniel Perez warned negotiations with the Senate could be rocky. Fri, 20 Feb 2026 20:14:07 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-20/the-florida-house-has-passed-its-budget-proposal-with-a-warning-from-the-speaker The News Service of Florida /government-politics/2026-02-18/first-lady-casey-desantis-food-testing-program-snubbed-in-florida-budget-plans Casey DeSantis has made numerous appearances about the Healthy Florida First initiative, which tests for toxins and heavy metals in food. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:06:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-18/first-lady-casey-desantis-food-testing-program-snubbed-in-florida-budget-plans News Service of Florida /government-politics/2026-02-13/after-floridas-senate-delays-budget-house-releases-theirs Hours after the Florida Senate announced it would delay the release of its budget to align its timing with the House, the House unveiled its spending plan. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:11:07 GMT /government-politics/2026-02-13/after-floridas-senate-delays-budget-house-releases-theirs Gray Rohrer | News Service of Florida /government-politics/2025-10-07/florida-lawmakers-start-filing-budget-proposals-ahead-of-the-2026-session As of Monday, six proposals had been filed in the House for the 2026 session, collectively seeking just over $5.5 million. Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:13:21 GMT /government-politics/2025-10-07/florida-lawmakers-start-filing-budget-proposals-ahead-of-the-2026-session Jim Turner - News Service of Florida